Oh what a lazy little blogger I am…

…and when I do bother it’s just a bunch of shameless self-promotion.
So here are my recent(ish) reviews:
Firstly a collection of old Mike Leigh gems, the stuff he did for the beeb in the 70s and 80s. Nuts in May is the highlight – “kiss Prudence”.
Now for something completely different… John Barrowman at Sheffield City Hall - the [...]

Reviews

It’s been a while since my last post and this is a rather lazy effort just to say I have been beavering away at a bunch of reviews.
Revolutionary Road (Winslet & DiCaprio play house)
Rachel Getting Married (not a bit like Bride Wars, phew)
The Armstrong and Miller Show (like, those chav pilots and shit)
J.Tillman – Vacilando Territory Blues (Fleet Fox [...]

Ten things to look forward to in 2009…

So this is the new year and I don’t feel any different (to quote Death Cab). Still, there’s plenty to look forward to, here are some of the things I’m excited about…
 
1. Slow Club
Slow Club are finally releasing their debut album on Moshi Moshi Records some time in the spring. They’ve been stalwarts of the Sheffield music [...]

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks makes me feel old. I’m starting to recognise the people in the identity parade with alarming regularity. In days gone by I wouldn’t have a clue who they were and would marvel at the ability of Bailey, Jupitus et al to recall the faces of one-hit-wonders who troubled the charts for approximately two weeks [...]

Keith Lemon

Having overdosed on the permatanned buffoonery of Keith Lemon, you can read my review of his Very Brilliant World Tour on Den of Geek. Here’s a little clip:

Adam & Joe do the Antiques Roadshow

I’ve always been a fan of the Antiques Roadshow theme tune, in fact my sister and I spent many happy hours singing along to it in a variety of daft voices. It never occured to us to write some lyrics to it though, but luckily Adam and Joe have now done that very thing:
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The next Doctor Who

The subject of who will play the Doctor next is a blog staple, so I may as well add my thoughts on the subject and become a true member of the blogiverse. Paterson Joseph (Alan Johnson in Peep Show), John Simm, James Nesbitt and David Morrisey are apparently all favourites. Eddie Izzard and Julian Barratt have been suggested [...]

Dead Set

I scare pretty easily and generally avoid anything with high gore content or worse, anything ‘psychologically’ scary. But I’m a fan of Charlie Brooker and decided to give his ‘zombies meet Big Brother’ series a go. I felt more than a little wary settling down to watch Dead Set each night this week and viewed it more [...]